[1st-mile-nm] New NTIA BTOP Map Web Site

[Owen Densmore]

I'm not too swift at understanding gvt program announcements .. so a few
questions:
- Will this have a positive effect on home broadband in Santa Fe?
- Will it allow local ISPs (cybermesa for example) to buy broadband for
providing faster internet access for their customers?
- As I understand it, home broadband in Santa Fe is mainly DSL (phone
lines) and cable (TV), with satellite down, dialup up as an alternative for
very isolated sites.  Will this present new home alternatives like fiber
(FiOS say)?

I ask because home broadband in the US is now around 20th world-wide and
wondered if this would improve my horrid situation (DSL 1.5 down, .7 up).
 Often these improvements are for institutions (universities, research,
businesses ...) and not for local ISPs for providing broadband to their
customers.

Cybermesa, btw, is exploring fast, modern (much better antenna design) wifi
broadband service.  I believe it is currently point-to-point rather than
mesh but is an interesting alternative to cable/DSL and might benefit from
this broadband initiative if it would provide them good land-line access
for their wireless network.

   -- Owen

On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.com> wrote:

> http://blogs.sos.wa.gov/**library/index.php/2012/06/**
> broadband-ntia-releases-a-new-**btop-resource/<http://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/2012/06/broadband-ntia-releases-a-new-btop-resource/>
>
> Broadband – NTIA Releases A New BTOP Resource
>
> June 13th, 2012 by Jeff Martin Posted in For Libraries, For the Public,
> Technology and Resources, Updates | No Comments »
>
> A new BTOP resource has been released. BTOP’s Connecting America’s
> Communities Map located at http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/**BTOPmap/<http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/BTOPmap/> is now available as a beta application. This resource provides a map which
> gives a visual depiction of BTOP grant recipient activities within each
> state. View the national map, select a state from the drop-down list, or
> enter a zip code and select search. Filter information by connection speed,
> by the type of institution to be served, or by the type of award. Overlay
> congressional district boundaries or add a population density gradient
> overlay to the map. Or toggle all filters on and off using the “Select All
> Filters” bar.
>
> When first entering the site and viewing the information at a national
> level note the arrow tabs on either side of the map. Toggle between speed,
> institution type and award type using the arrows. Or let the maps advance
> from one to the next based on timing provided by the site.
>
> This beta application also includes a State Dashboard for viewing planned
> activities and for noting the progress made within a state based on the
> last submitted annual report. Users can view award information for a
> selected state and also download summary information on the BTOP awards.
> When viewing awards for a selected state such as Washington State, the user
> is taken to another BroadbandUSA page, in this case
> http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/**washington<http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/washington>
> .
>
> From the website, “The content presented in BTOP’s Connecting America’s
> Communities Map includes data provided by grant recipients, which was
> submitted during the annual and quarterly report process and is available
> on the BTOP website. The Map is updated annually and therefore, does not
> reflect current project status. The Map also contains certain information
> about planned project progress, and such information is subject to change.
> It does not include data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
> Rural Utilities Service’s (RUS) Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP),
> although a list of BIP-funded projects is available on the State
> Dashboard.” Even though the data is quickly dated once current report
> information has been posted, the site provides an interesting overview of
> planned work associated with all of the NTIA awards for a state.
>
> A two page fact sheet on BTOP’s Connecting America’s Comunities Map is
> available at http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/**BTOPmap/data/btop-map-fact-**
> sheet.pdf <http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/BTOPmap/data/btop-map-fact-sheet.pdf>.
>
>
>
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